All employees from the MAN network of Truck Centres and Service Centres completing their MAN apprenticeships received their graduation certificates from Fifth Gear presenter Tiff Needell.
Top plaudits went to the outstanding individuals in every year group, with awards for Mechanical Apprentice of the Year and most improved, plus awards for those in the Parts and Administration categories.
“Figures show a 10% increase in the vehicle parc in the UK, while the skills base is falling by 5%,” commented MAN aftersales director John Davies.
“This shows that you, our apprentices, really are the future,” he continued.
“As graduates of this scheme, you have reached a pivotal point in your careers. You are now skilled workers and, as MAN looks to increase its market share, we will be needing more service hours, which means more technicians.
“This is about recognising achievement and celebrating the management, supervisors and even the managing directors of the future.”
MAN Apprenticeships are managed with the S&B Training Academy, which has a state-of-the-art CV workshop and training facility in Bristol.
Winners on the day were:
Mechanical First Year Apprentice of the Year – Jordan Vallis, MAN Nuneaton.
Mechanical Second Year Apprentice of the Year - Joseph Stevens, Cordwallis, Reading.
Mechanical Third Year Apprentice of the Year – Adam Holmes, HRVS, Ripley.
Parts Level Two Apprentice of the Year – Daniel Hardwick, HRVS Sheffield.
Parts Level Three Apprentice of the Year – Frank McCoy, Cordwallis, Heathrow.
Business Admin Level Two – Zak Barsby, MAN Nuneaton.
Business Admin Level Three - Bradley Smith, MAN Manchester.
Most improved.
First Year Mechanical – Harry James, HRVS, Leicester.
Second Year Mechanical – Joseph Hartmann, R&A Scott Auto Services.
Parts Level Two – Clayton Jeffrey, Pelican Engineering.
Parts Level Three – Joe Workman, MAN Bristol.
Business Admin Level Two – Katherine Durham, MAN Fife.
Business Admin Level Three – James Jarvis, PCL West Thurrock.